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South Korea hopes for talks between US and North Korea after Trump downsizes military drills
August 17, 2026
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Monday expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North…
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Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
August 17, 2026
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including “Heroes” and “Nashville,” died Sunday at an apartment complex in South Carolina where she was found unresponsive,…
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
August 14, 2026
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare…
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Suspect arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in Washington
August 14, 2026
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A person has been arrested in connection with vandalism at The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,…
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3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010
August 12, 2026
By KIM CHANDLER, TRAVIS LOLLER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time…
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Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat
August 12, 2026
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the…
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What to watch Tuesday: Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota showcase Democratic divide
August 11, 2026
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and TOM BEAUMONT Associated Press The latest battle over the Democratic ideological divide this year shifts to the upper Midwest on Tuesday as nominating contests for governor…
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Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments
August 11, 2026
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for devastation caused to the country by the U.S. and Israeli bombardment over the…
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Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops
August 6, 2026
By BEN FINLEY and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down…
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The Danube River’s water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
August 5, 2026
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Associated Press PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks…
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Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote
August 5, 2026
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week as a Republican-led…
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Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfires
August 4, 2026
By LINDSEY WASSON, ED WHITE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested and charged with setting one of the three devastating…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million
August 3, 2026
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second-biggest North American opening…
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Trump says talks on Iran war will begin Monday after he holds off on ‘massive’ strikes
August 3, 2026
By SAMY MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing…
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Police describe a father’s horror as he realizes then-wife Lindsay Clancy killed their 3 kids
July 30, 2026
By MICHAEL CASEY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The two police officers focused first on Lindsay Clancy drifting in and out of consciousness in the snow…
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Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to serve 15 years in prison
July 30, 2026
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced…
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Oil prices jump following fighting in the Middle East, while US stocks drift
July 29, 2026
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are back to jumping on Wednesday, while the U.S. stock market is holding relatively steady ahead of a…
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected
July 28, 2026
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and…
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Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information
July 28, 2026
By BILL BARROW Associated Press Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory…
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Police search for second suspect following Seattle food festival shooting that killed 3
July 27, 2026
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Police searched for a second suspect Monday after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people…
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